"We’re not giving people a personal trainer or a special diet, I’m just helping them think differently.”

Iskra Lawrence is partnering with Clevver to launch "The Mirror Challenge with Iskra". "The Mirror Challenge", which launches today, is a documentary series in five parts that follows people of all shapes and sizes as they go on a journey to embrace who they are inside and out. Iskra is the host, co-creator, as well as the producer of the series. Iskra is a spokesperson and model for Aerie Real, and a brand ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). Iskra has built her life and career on body positivity and calling out harmful body stereotypes and expectations, and now she's expanding this exact mindset to her own show.

“The Mirror Challenge” participants have experienced a range of issues including sexual abuse, eating disorders, bullying and infertility. In each episode, Iskra helps someone to confront their biggest fears and insecurities about their appearances. She also helps them come out of their shells to discuss mental health, self love, and figure out a path to healing.

“I really wanted to provide this as a show that would help people with their body image issues, and self worth issues,” Iskra told Teen Vogue, adding that, “It’s accessible. It’s not exclusive, it’s very inclusive, and everyone’s stories on the show are so different. We’re not giving people a personal trainer or a special diet, I’m just helping them think differently.” After seeing so many makeover shows focused on radically changing people’s appearances, Iskra says she felt frustrated and felt like there had to be a better and more positive way to help people. “There is no physical or superficial change. The participants are the same when they start the program as at the end. It’s just literally showing the journey they go through when we stand in front of a mirror and get to the depths of why they think of themselves and see themselves the way they do and work on the foundations of self worth as a first step to take these tools and use them each day,” she says.

The 5-episode series will premiere on Clevver’s Facebook Watch on Tuesday, June 5, and new episodes will come out each week at 12 pm. Each episode will highlight a unique individual’s story and show their path to self-discovery with the help of Iskra and the mirror challenge.

The challenge, which Iskra came up with herself, consists of looking at yourself in the mirror and saying kind, loving things to yourself that have nothing to do with your physical appearance. With the launch of “The Mirror Challenge,” Iskra is hoping to redefine what makeover shows can be, and disrupt the idea that self-love and acceptance is all about your body. Instead, Iskra aims to show that it can be about your mind, and working on your mental health and self esteem internally.

However, the show is not just for people who have dealt with their own body image issues or trauma and find self love and acceptance difficult. Iskra says it’s also to make people think about how they treat and talk about others. “I want people to sit down and watch it with their friends and not be afraid to talk about it with other people, whether it’s bullying or mental health or sexual abuse. A lot of these stories could have had a different narrative if the person felt like they could speak to someone or reach out for help,” Iskra told Teen Vogue.

Ultimately, Iskra is hoping that the show will start a movement to change the way that people see and use mirrors, and to view themselves with confidence and pride instead of shame. The series also aims to give viewers the tools they need to do their own mirror challenge at home and begin to shift their perspective, and reclaim a new identity rooted in love and acceptance.

Iskra’s advice to people struggling with body image issues is to be patient. “The first thing is if you’re aware of that already and want to do better for yourself, that’s an incredible first step. Remember to be gentle with yourself,” Iskra told Teen Vogue. Most of all, Iskra says that the mirror challenge is about undoing what society has told us is worth or unworthy about ourselves. “We have to teach people that worrying about our bodies shouldn’t be the priority and there are so many things we can feel empowered about that make us who we are and not just our appearance.”

You can watch the show on Clevver starting today, June 5, and share your own story or thoughts on body image using the hashtag #mirrorchallenge on social media.

If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, the NEDA helpline is here to help at 1-800-931-2237.